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Aug. 24, 1943. I FRIEDMAN TWO PIECE WAISTLINE BELT FOR- UNIFORMS AND OTHER GARMENTS Filed Feb. 11, 1942 x2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Ara/hrrn. Friedman ATTORNEY Aug. 24, 1943.

A. FRIEDMAN TWO PIECE WAISTLINE BELT FOR UNIFORMS AND OTHER GARMENTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 11

I INVENi'OR (7 Ara/zaw Rica mare ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 24, 1943 UNITED PATENT OFFICE f 2',3 27,ss1 M Two-Pinon WAISTLINE BELT FOR;

UNIFORMS OTHER GARMENTS Abraham Friedman, New York. 15:. Y. Application February 11, 1942, Serial No. 430,334

h I (biz-740' provements in atwo piece waistlinebelt for forms and other garments;

More specifically, the mventiorr 'hrbhd'ses construction of a two piece waistline beltadapted to be used inconjunction with ani article of wear ing' apparel comprising bodiceportion and skirt portion arranged in a manner to be con-- nected' together by means of said waistli ne belt to cause the skirttoflare oiitwfrds' and downward-sfrom the bodice portion. H V More specifically, it is' proposedto characterize the waistline belt by a straight top belt section of cylindrical form which has its bottom edge stitched to; the concave: side of an arc uately shaped bottom belt sectionin a manner to cause the bottom belt section of the waistline belt to flare oiitwards,

Still further it is proposed to attachthe bot tom edge of the bodice portion to the freetop edge of the straight top-belt sectionarid to attach.

A further ob'ect of the invention propose sj to' provide the arcuat'ely shaped bottom belt section with a layer of lining material efiztehding along. .0 the back face thereof and which is provided with 1 a plurality or superimposed longitudinally extending tubular portions through which a draw string is adapted to be selectively extended a] manner to draw in the bottom portion of the bottom belt section and control the outward fiara ing of this section.

For further comprehension of this inventi'om:

and of the objects and advantagesthereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to. the appenaeia claimsin which the various novel features o'fiIthe invention are more particularly set' forth. i

In. the accompanying drawings forming; a

material part of this disclosurei Fig; 1 is a' frontview of a g'arment havingia two piece waistline belt constructed 'inaccord ance with this invention.

is a rear elevational view (w th; '1. Fi-g. 3 i-s a developed" view of the waist portion:

of the garment. 1

Fig: 4- is: aperspective, yiew o-f the top b elti-sec tiorr: I

Fig: 5 iaprs'r'aective view o fi the bottom-belt section;

Fig. 6 is an taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

isaiyiew siniilar to Fig. 6 but illustrating a modification of the invention.

This invention relates to new and usefulimjenlarged vertical Seaman "View Fig. 8 is a similar" View to Fig.- 5 butillhstrating another modification'of the invention.

The two piece waistline belt for uniformsfatl'd other garments is adapted to be used in coni'i'ec tion with an article of ladies wearing-apparel comprising a garment H1 having a bodice ose; tion I l' and a skirt portion I2; The garment m may be constructed of any desired cloth mate'- rial and the bodice portion ll' is'fp'royidd with a I conventional collar 12 and a' sleeve l3;

A two piece waistline belt fa rs provided for connecting the bottom' edge of the bodies portion at to the top edge ofthe skirtp'ortioh l2 at a position coinciding with the waist or the wearer.

This two piece waistline belt Hi comp straight top belt section l5 of substantially cylindrical shape and which has; its'top edge attaclie'd to the bottom edge of the bodice p'or'tion i I by means of a line of stitches" l 6; A ri'arcuately shaped bottom belt" section it has its top concaved side attached to the bottom edge of the top belt section f5 by means of a line of stitches It. The convex bottom edge of the a'rcuatly' shaped b'ottom'belt' section ii is inturn attached to the topedg of the skirt portion 12 by means of a line oflstitches I9.

The adjacent edges of the belt sections Fahd IT are provided with aligned notches 2'0" spaced to conform with the seams of the ski-rt, alone the length of the" belt se'c'tio'iisih a manner-to act as guides in attaching the adjacent edges oi these belt sections. It willbenoted that when the concave side of the bottofii belt section If is attached tothe straight bottom edge of the belt section' it the arcuate'forrnati'on whiter-lee the bottombelt section If to assume arretitwaru ly flared" position with relation'to the tofiblt section'l When the top'e'd'ge otthe sk irthertioh I2 is then'attached'to the botto edge of the outwardly flared bottom belt sectionn the her mal' outwardfia're of the teitseeti'ohl'rwin assist in drapingthe fish-ht 12 in the desired-outwardiy flared formation. i

In the modification or the invention s own-in Fig. "I the arc ateiy -shapea bottonibl t' setjtrhll is provided with a: l-i-n-i'ii'g layer or cloth rial 21- which- 1s secured in position by the of stitches wand: 19' which sec-the the -toe -and' bottom edges of the bottom belt sections qrto;

the adjacent edee's ortheftop b'rtsec'tioh it and the top edge ofthe skirt p'e-rtio '2 The layer of lining-material i1} is rom d" with a plurality'ofltingitudinally' extended lar portions" 22 arrahgedat seye a1 different-yer tic'a'l' pbsitions" along th T he material V I Ir a of h he's' er 'stitchee t e; KHYBIW sthhe'zeis adapt: ed to be removably engaged through one of the tubular portions 22 and have its ends extended through an opening 25 formed in the tubular portions 22 in a manner to be pulled and tied together for drawing in the lining layer 2| and in turn drawing inthebottom belt sections IT to control the angular flaring of the bottom belt section.

The lining layer 2! is securely attached to the bottom belt section I? by means of lines of stitches 26 engaged through these portions and which run parallel to each other at positions substantially intermediate the tubular portions 22. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form and like parts are identified by like reference numerals.

In Fig. 8, the bottom belt section 11 is made of straight edges and is provided with a plurality of arcuate folds or pleats l'l to form substantially arcuate end portions Il The substantially arcuate belt section i1 may also be used in place of the arcuate belt section 11, in conjunction with the straight top belt section I to cause the skirt to flare outwardlyand to make the skirt cling to the body of the wearer., c

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to an changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined.

in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1, A two piece waistline belt, comprising a straight top belt section Of cylindrical form for attachment to the bottom edge of the bodice portion of a garment, and a substantially arcuate bottom belt section having its concaved side stitched to the free bottom edge of said top section and its convexed side flared downwards and outwards for attachment to the top edge of the skirt, portion of said garment which has itstop portion flared downwards and outwards.

2.-A two piece waistline belt, comprising a straight top belt section of cylindrical form for attachment to the bottom edge of the bodice por-. tion of a garment, and a substantially arcuate bottom belt section having its concaved side stitched to the free bottom edge of said top section and its convexed side flared downwards and outwards for attachment to the top edge of the skirt portion of said garment whichhas its top portion flared downwards and outwards, and

' means for controlling the downwardand outward flaring of saidbottom belt section to correspondingly control the flaring of theskirt portion when attached thereto. v

3. A two piece waistline belt, comprising a straight'top belt section of cylindrical form for attachment to the bottom edge of the bodice portion of a garment, and a substantially arcuate bottom belt section having its concaved side stitched to the free bottom edge of said top section and its convexed side flared downwards and outwards for attachment to the top edge of the skirt portion of said garment which has its top portion flared downwards and outwards, and means for controlling the'downward, and outward flaring of said bottom belt section to correspondingly control the flaring of the skirt portion when attached thereto, comprising lining ma,- terial extended along the back face of said bottom belt section, vertically spaced horizontal tubular tended along the back face of said draw string removably engaged through one of said tubular passages.

4. A two piece waistline belt, comprising a straight top belt section of cylindricalformior attachment to the bottom edge of the bodice portion of a garment, and a substantially arcuate bottom belt section having its concaved side stitched to the free bottom edge of said top section and its convexed side flared downwards and outwards for attachment to the top edge of the skirt portion of said garment which has its top portion flared downwards and outwards, and

means for controlling the downward and outward flaring of said bottom belt section to correspondingly control the flaring of the skirt portion when attached thereto, comprising lining section, vertically spaced horizontal tubularpassages formed in said lining material, and a draw string removablyengaged through one of-said tubular passages, said tubular passages being formed by drawing in vertically spaced areas of said lining and securing said drawn position by means of lines of stitches.

5. A two piece waistline; belt, comprising a straight top belt section of cylindrical form for attachment to the bottom edgeof the bodice portion of a garment, and a substantially arcuate bottom belt section having its concaved side stitched to the free bottom edge of said'top sec.- tion and its convexed side flared downwards and outwards for attachment to the topedge of theskirt portion of said garment which has its-top portion flared downwards and outwards, and means for controlling the downward and outward flaring of said bottom belt section to correspondingly control the flaring of the skirt portion when attached thereto, comprising lining material extended along the back face of said bottom belt section, vertically spaced horizontal tubular passages formed in said lining material, and adraw string removably engaged through one-of said tubular passages, said lining layer being secured to said bottom belt section by means of horizontal lines of stitches disposed between said tubular portions. 7

6. A two piece waistline belt, comprising a straight topbelt section attachment to the bottom a substantially arcuate bottom belt section having its concaved sidestitched to the free bottom edge of said top section and its convexed side flared downwards and outwards for attachment to the top edge of the skirt portion of said garment which'has its top portion flared downwards and outwards, and means for controlling the downward and outward flaring of said bottom belt section tocorrespondingly control the flaring of the skirt portion when attached thereto, comprising lining material extended along the back face of said bottom belt section, vertically spaced horizontal tubular passages formed in said lining string removably engaged throughone of sa'id tubular passages, said tubular passages being formed with openings at one side thereof and said string being adapted to have its'en'ds projected from the opening in the passages with which it is f ABRAI-IAM; genome.

material ex-; bottom belt in areas in c of cylindrical form for material, and a draw I and holding said bottom 

